Is an ice age a naturel disaster?

An ice age is not typically classified as a natural disaster, but rather a prolonged period of significant global cooling characterized by the expansion of continental ice sheets. While it can lead to drastic environmental changes and impact ecosystems, human populations, and climatic patterns over millennia, it is a natural climatic phenomenon rather than a sudden catastrophic event. Natural disasters, in contrast, are usually short-term events like earthquakes, floods, or hurricanes that cause immediate damage and impact.